Albuquerque vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5037
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1168
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3847
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
85
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
565K
2.87M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 112% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1965th and 5984th ($2026 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 561st and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Taichung

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Albuquerque Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2114
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1491
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24972
$17495

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$1734
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321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1724
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1855
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1828
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1002
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1876
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2140
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1924
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2323
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1817
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2589
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$2023
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$1934
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$2168
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2490
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2444
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2510
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$863
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2050
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$3022
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1930
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2381
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2298
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2089
516 km or 321 mi Parker
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Distance City Cost of living
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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665